Drawing on AHURI research, this paper considers the potential transferability of established and new international models, focusing on the delivery of metropolitan planning commitments for affordable housing in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide.

International experience in Western Europe and North America demonstrates that the urban planning system can be a very important tool in retaining and increasing affordable housing supply. In many North American and European cities and regions, planning mechanisms are being used to protect the supply of affordable housing.

This report provides an overview of the major findings that have emerged out of the third AHURI-funded National Research Venture (NRV3), Housing affordability for lower income Australians. It identifies the major risks and challenges in relation to Australia's housing problem in the 21st century, as well as drawing out policy implications.

The release of the Framework for National Action on Affordable Housing (the Framework) in 2005 has provided an opportunity to consider how evaluation could be built from the outset into a major future initiative in the housing field. In response, this report first provides an overview of ideas and developments in evaluation theory and methods...

Vivienne Milligan presents the views of national and international housing experts and stakeholders on ways to address the mounting housing affordability challenges that we face in Australia, as a result of the interaction of demographic shifts in our population structure and major economic, social and housing market changes.